| Deposit ID | 10093723 |
|---|---|
| MRDS ID | W026202 |
| Record type | Site |
| Current site name | Urucara-Rio Jatapu |
| Geographic coordinates: | -57.99929, -2.08163 (WGS84) |
|---|
Political divisions (FIPS codes)
Amazonas(province)
Brazil(country)
South America(continent)
Land(continent)
| Country | State |
|---|---|
| Brazil | Amazonas |
| Commodity | Importance |
|---|---|
| Iron | Primary |
| Materials | Type of material |
|---|---|
| Hematite | Ore |
| Magnetite | Ore |
| Result | AVERAGE IRON CONTENT OF ORES IS 60 %. PHOSPHORUS IS HIGH BETWEEN 0.3 % AND 1.0 |
|---|
| (1) | -57.99929, -2.08163 |
|---|
| Development status | Occurrence |
|---|---|
| Commodity type | Metallic |
| Significant | No |
| District name | River Jatapu Area |
|---|
| Agency | Database name | Acronym | Record ID | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS | Mineral Resources Data System | MRDS | W026202 |
ALVARADO, BENJAMIN, 1970 , IRON ORE DEPOSITS IN SOUTH AMERICA, IN SURVEY OF WORLD IRON ORE RESOURCES -- OCCURRENCE AND APPRAISAL: NEW YORK, UNITED NATIONS P. 302 - 380. 433 QUN22S
| Subject category | Comment text |
|---|---|
| Deposit | INFERRED RESERVES, 200 MILLION METRIC TONS; TOTAL RESOURCES, 200 MILLION METRIC TONS |
| Type | Date | Name | Affiliation | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reporter | 01-MAY-1974 | Cooper, Margaret (Shaffer, Glenn L.) | U.S. Geological Survey |
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